New, Taste in Mouth

[rrendell]

Hi

I am new to this website and am so glad I found it.

Dont really know where to start. I think I have suffered from health anxiety all my life but only really registered it in my late teens when I had my first panic attack which was started by a health worry.

I kept it under cotrol all through my twenties but looking back I had episodes of anxiety but they always passed as the symptom I was worried about passed.

I had lots of panic attacks over the years but worked through them in my own way. For example when I was about 23 I couldnt go to the cinema for fear of being sick or fainting and not being able to get out. I managed to get through this and can now go to the cinema and can even sit in the middle of a row without worrying about getting out.

During my pregnancy three years ago I suffered with terrible panic attacks - always at night. I know I used to bring them on myself through just thinking about them but I couldn't help myslef. I got through it thinking it would stop when I had my baby. Unfortunately after months of hightened anxiety and then weeks of no sleep ( new baby) I was diagnosed with PND and took Citlopram whcih I took for six months and then came off slowley. This was two years ago I came off them and have been totaly fine ever since. I still complained to my husband every night that I had this pain or that but no anxiety with it.

In November 2011 I was quite happily sat at my desk at work when I suddley had a strong metalic taste in my mouth followed by a dizzy spell. I totally paniced and went to the A&E who said I was totally fine and to follwo up with my GP. The metalic taste didnt go away for a week and in that time I had mouth sores and put it down to a mild infection. All was well!

Christmas day 2011 I woke up and this metalic taste was there again and it was there the next day and the next and the next.

I went to the doctor in early January and she did a full MOT on me. Checked Blood Pressure, all blood work to check liver, kidney, thyroid, blood count etc. All came back normal. Told me that it was nothing and would probably go away on its own. IT DIDNT.

I then foud out I was pregnant and thought that this must be the reason it had happend ( although I knew it wasnt as the metalic taste started before I was pregnant). I was then badly sick in my pregnancy and kind of fogot about the taste as I was so neausaus. Although I am sure it was still there.

Unfortuanly I misscarried at 11 weeks pregnant which was almost 5 weeks ago now. Sickness went immediately but taste did not!!

I went back to the doctor and she has tried me on nose sprays and also on ant acid tablets to see if this taste is caused by sinues or acid reflux. NO its not these things as the taste is still there. She has refered my to the ENT but I dont have any other symptoms so not sure its anything to do with that.

I am now in full blown aniety mode all the time except when I am asleep. I have been put back on citlopram ( 10) and am 6 days into taking these. On the weekend I could harly get out of bed.

I am totally obsessed by this taste in my mouth and its on my mind ALL the time. I try desperately to distract myself but it just keeps coming back. I think I am going to go crazy thinking about it.

I have NO other syptoms other than a metalic taste in my mouth. And now an aching jaw as I think I am hoding my mouth so tight. All my food and drink tastes fine so its nothing to do with my taste buds.

I have been to the dentist this week and have perfect teeth with no fillings and no need to have fillings and no other issues he can see in my mouth.

I am a healthy 35 year old woman who has never had any heath problems other than in my head. I very rarley suffer from colds or flu or even sickness bugs. I have only had time off work in the last 5 years for sicness when I was pregnant.

I guess I am looking for support on this from a what can it be point of view. I have Googled it so many times and realise now that this has caused me to propell it into somthing massive. I really though I had a brain tumor pressing on my taste senses in my brain and this was why it was happening. Either that or spinal fluid is leking into my mouth!! I am also scared to death that this taste will never go away and that I will have to have it for the rest of my life and I am not sure how I can cope with that - which then brings on a panic attack.

Can it be that I have created this in my head but I really can taste it!! Also the taste changes, sometimes it metalic and sometime bitter and sometimes its on my toungue and sometime the roof of my mouth and then it seems to come from my back teeth. I am so aware of my mouth that I also fell I have a dry mouth, which I dont.

Has anyone ever had this before?

So sorry for the long post

Rachel

[diane07]

Hi rrendell

A huge warm welcome to nmp.

You'll get loads of advice and support here and make some lovely friends along the way.

Best wishes

[Billie72]

Hi rrendell

[LittleMissSleepy]

Hello Rachel, sorry to hear you've been through all this without resolving the metallic taste in your mouth. Have you kept a food diary and try and relate when the taste occurs ? Or is it all the time ?

I used to get this same taste in the afternoons and into the evenings around winter time. I finally cut out the Darjeeling tea I was having and that seemed to clear it up. I understand how distressing this is for you. It's really unpleasant and no flavours seem to mask it.

[rrendell]

Hi

Thank you for your reply. The taste is there all the time unless I am eating, drinking or if I suck on a mint or chew gum. Then its gone until that taste is out my mouth and then it comes back again.

[Pipkin]

Hi Rachel and a warm

I'm sure you'll find loads of members here who share your experience and that you'll find it comforting to see that you're not alone.

Take care and keep posting

Pip x